Marking machine



Sept. 14, 1943. C TILSQN 2,329,493

, MARKING MACHINE Filed Oct. 2, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

b WZM am Sept. 14, 1943. c. D. TILSON 2,329,493

MARKING MACHINE Filed Oct. 2, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 14, 1943. c. D. TILSON 2,329,493 I MARKING MACHINE Filed Oct. 2, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 The primary object the provision of an ink supply means by which the dieis supplied with ink, such means including a die conta'cting element movable intermittently by and in timed relation tothe carrymg'plat en Another object oi the invention resides in the of this mvention resides'fin the reciprocation of structure of the supporting means for the die carrying platen and the connection between such supporting means and the die contactingelement of the ink supply means.

These and other, objects of the invention will appear" from a consideration of the following description and of the drawings which form a part thereof and in which Figs. 1 and 2 together illustrate in side elevati-on a machine embodying this invention;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view thereof taken along the line 3 -3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 3; I

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken along y the line 5-5 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the means by which the die contacting element of the, ink supply means is actuated; and

Fig. 7 is a side elevation'of such means.

The marking machine l0 illustrated in the drawings is particularly adapted to imprint aude D; Tilson; Mancheste g'one halfto North AmericaHHolding,Corporae; tion=',;Syracus'e, N; Y. a.;rc0rp01fati0n oLNew 'Yqrk', 'andione half topParshad Holding Corpqien. Sy use;

Y I Application'october 2, 1940; Serial No. 359323 1 invention relatesto an improvement in'a "*marki ng machine," more" particularlyfone jof '-the type showni'n the f patent tc "Edwards, No.

-1;75 3,8 84, datedApril8f1-93 0;whereina design is Q imprinted-upona sectio' of-a s oupperor simi-i '*1ar piece of sheet materiafby a marking-plate or' \die supported upon? a reciprocablymounted y, 1.1,"

designs, guide lines and the like upon sections of ,7

shoe uppers, and comprises briefly three units,

viz., a bed 2B on which the sectionsof the shoe 4 uppers are supported when being so imprinted, a platen 3!] by which the marking die 40 is carried, and an ink supply means 50. 'Iheseunits are supported by a rectangular base frame which i rests upon a table I 2. g

The bed 20, here shown as anintegral part of the frame I I; carries a mat 2| which is positioned on the bed by pins 22 which project upwardly from the bed through apertures in the mat, and

by a leaf 23 fixed to the bed and projecting out- 5 0 wardly therefrom. On edge of the mat abuts an edge of the leaf and straps 24 pivotally mountedon the leaf extend over the mat and prevent any I inadvertent raising thereof. A gauge 25 attached to the mat 2| in any desired manner as by cement 55 N. Hr, .assignor of .colf poration- 0f. N.ew I

iileiw i orothera'dhesive" serves to position the sectionof "the'upper tobe treated, such, forfexample; as a fl 25 A I '5 I v The platen 30- isrectangular in form-and'is supported at thecorners upon l'e'vers 3| pivotally carried by brackets 32 secured tothe'base :frame ll. *Arms 33 at the bases of the levers-project at right angles theretoand are connected by links 34 pivotally secured thereto. 1 The forward "pair -of levers 3| is carried by studs 35'While therearwardj pair of levers is fixed toa cross shalft 36. Springs 31 attached at one end'to' the arms 33 of the rearward pair of levers and at therother end to pins 38 on the brackets32supporting the forward pair of levers normally .hold the levers vertical as shown in Fig. 1. The arms 33 and links 34 insure a uniform movement of the levers 3|. A marking die 40usually of metal is attached to the underside of the platen 30 by any suitable meansas, for example, by magnets 4|.

At thejforward end of the: platen 30is mounted a handle 42. Fixed tothe cross shaft 36 which carries the rear levers 3| is a sheave 43 about which is wound one end of a cable 44 and to which that end is secured (see Fig. 5); A bell crank treadle 45 is pivoted upon a'stud 46 carried by a bracket 41 attached to the under side of the table l2.

The other end of the cable 44 is secured to the upper end of the treadle 45 and the lower end of the treadle is provided with a foot plate 48. The platen 30 can obviously be reciprocated by means of the handle 42 or the foot plate 48. i

The ink supply means 50 includes a table 5| rigidly supported'on legs 52 carried by the base frame I I and an endless belt 53 movable over the table and carried by rollers 54 and 55 at the front and rear edges of the table and a roller 56 supported below the table. Ink is supplied to the belt 53 from a pan 51 by a fountain roll 58. The roll 58; is carried byspring arms 59 and yieldably held in contactwith the belt 53 .as it passesunder the roller 56.

The roller 55 is supported-at its ends by hangers 60 adjustable in length toper'mit varying the height of the roller 56 as desired. The roller 55 may also be adjusted, beingcarried in arms 6| secured to the under side of the table 5| by set screws 62 which extendthrough slots 63 in the I table.

of the roller 55 is a sheave 65 to which one end of a cable 66 is secured and about which that end is Wound. A coiled spring 61 is secured at one end to one of the arms 6| and at the other end to thesheave and holds the latter normally at rest. A ratchet wheel 68-"is "carrie'dby the roller 55 and its teeth are engaged by a pawl 69 on the sheave 65 held by a spring'lll in contact with the teeth. The other end of the cable-J5 f1. 66 is secured to a pin H carried by oneofthe.

rear levers 3| f the platen 30. As showiifziiF'ig.

1, the pin 1| is seated in any onerof aj jplurality of apertures 1.2 so that the 19331911 55 0 the levers 3| may 1 d. .7 l V The operation of the abovefimai kihg-maehin'e will be described. It is assumed that'thema chine elements are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the die 4ozearrieu..by'tne 1aten' being inked and a shoe upper section beington.

the bed 20 in position to receive the imprint of w-the -die. -:by depressing thetreadler'fi -or by-means pf the The, platen is swung to the-ileitieither' handle 42 until the pattern on the tlle-Ml is ziprinted onjthe upperse ction; The -platen is then released and the springs -3-J, -wlrioh, Were-"ex- -;;1Janded,.:retract thewplaten 13-9 :jat :such ;a "speed that -it-:-is carriedi'past the full line s position' =fof x'Figxl until the die carried-thereby rests upon the transfer belt 53. v o 1 During this movement of the ;platen $0,, the

*i'nktransf er belt t has also. -been *advanced'through Lthe erotatiorifor-the-'roller"- 55by the cable-:66, -"sl1eaVe" 65, and ratchet 68.; As the levers fil s'wingtto ".the'leit;v thezlcablefifi rota'tes the :sheave 7B5 and. -:ratchet; 88 (clockwise tin Fig. 5 7,): thus 35 moving the upper run of the belt to th right in Fig. 1.- The spring 61, tensioned thereby, acts when the levers 3| move to the right to rotate the sheave and take up any slack in the cable 66. After the die 40 has been inked by the belt 53 fthemlaten is returnedrby'the sprin'gsl'l to the initiallpositionsready -for lturther'use. Should it platen-inpne dl-lfectifin the sheave-es rotatedand happen, when the machine is to be used, that the ink on the die be dry, it will be reinked by the platen to the right in Fig. 1 until the "While pne embodiment of this invention has been showmand-adescribed, it will be understood united-thereto and that other em- L he i'nvention may be made without the spirit and scope thereof as set forth in thefollowing claim. a: e t q ei i' In a marking machine, a reciprocably mounted platen, levers on which said platen is carried, a

71 1 skimm -s idplaten, a s q adapted to support the material to marked by. said die,

ran inktransfer -belt by which ink is supplied to se 5 1e i r er v n a d-abet a sheaverm tatably tsupportedl upon one of said rollers, a

Y ratchetmeunted-upon said roller a 'paw l on Lsa'id ysheave inemlesh-with theteethof vsaid; -z"atchet,- a

spring attached to said sheave and tensionedx-by :its gotationone direction, and a cable wound about said sheaveend attached to one, of said leve rsjwhereby-fuponthie -reciprocation 0f the -the-pawl thereoniacts through the ratchetwheel to rotate the roller and advance (the-belt. :CLAUDED.TTILSON. 

